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Swiftships

US shipbuilder designing, building and maintaining naval, commercial and unmanned vessels at four yards in Louisiana and Texas, headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia.

Chantilly, Virginia · Shipyard / Builder

About

Swiftships traces its origins to Sewart Machine Works, founded in 1942 by Fred Sewart and later renamed Sewart Seacraft. The company became known for supplying 193 'Swift Boats' to the US Navy during the Vietnam conflict.

Its four wholly owned yards cover about 80 acres: Amelia, Louisiana (craft production up to 112 m), Morgan City, Louisiana (2,500-ton drydock and a training facility for up to 100 trainees), New Iberia, Louisiana (autonomous vessel programs, 2,500-ton drydock) and Freeport, Texas (fabrication and ship repair). Swiftships is ISO 9001 certified.

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